The Last Patient, the feature debut from Rémi Bassaler, hits theaters on September 2, 2026. Anouk Grinberg stars as a suburban doctor who, on the eve of retirement, fights to help a pregnant young woman left without options by an overwhelmed healthcare system.
Judith is about to close her practice for good when Aïda, eight months pregnant and left without proper care, appears at her door. This late appointment drags the doctor back into the role of caregiver for one final time, even though she believed her career was over and that she could finally shed the duties that had followed her for years.
In the absence of an immediate medical or social response, Judith agrees to take in the young woman. The two women then embark on a night where the urgency of the pregnancy collides with the hurdles to accessing care. The narrative tightens the health-system crisis around concrete decisions: how far can a doctor go when no institution seems ready to take over?
Luàna Bajrami stars as Aïda opposite Anouk Grinberg. Félix Lefebvre, Achille Reggiani and Rabah Naït Oufella round out the cast. The film leans into a claustrophobic, near-single-location setup, where the dynamic between the two women evolves as the night throws up hurdle after hurdle.
Rémi Bassaler co-wrote the script with Marion Defer. Developed over several years, the project notably benefited from a writing residency at Chalet Mauriac as early as 2019. Produced by Les Idiots, the film looks at access to care from the perspective of those who must make decisions when institutional systems no longer suffice.
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